Why Doing Less Helps You Achieve More - with Steven D’Souza - The August Refresh, Archive Episode

Part of the August 2026 Refresh Series.

If you’re a high achiever who has built success through relentless doing, pushing harder, and staying “always on,” this episode will challenge and transform the way you think about achievement.

Maya is joined by bestselling author and leadership thinker Steven D’Souza, whose book Not Doing explores how pausing, letting go, and working with natural rhythms can lead to more success, not less.

Steven offers a radically refreshing perspective on leadership, ambition, creativity, and sustainable performance. This is not about sacrificing drive, it’s about discovering a more effective, easeful way forward.

What you'll learn:

• The concept of negative capability - and how pausing and creating space can make you a more effective leader

• A different relationship to time that the most effortlessly effective leaders seem to share

Connect and find out more about Steven on his website https://stevendsouza.com/ or LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-d-souza-5351712/

As usual, connect with Maya at https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayagudka/

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